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p6Contact:Editor: Caron RyallsAdvertising enquiries: 01924 260500Email: ryallspublishing@hotmail.comThe Ossett & Horbury Review is published by:Ryalls Publishing Ltd, Ossett Review Office,4 Dickinson House, Bank St, Ossett WF5 8NWNo part of this publication may be reproduced in any way without theconsent of the publisher. ©Ryalls Publishing Ltd.Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure total accuracy in thispublication, Ryalls Publishing Ltd. accepts no responsibility for any errors oromissions. All details are believed to be correct at time of going to press.

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6 Reviews

8 Ossett Trinity ARLFC

12 Food & Drink

14 Beating the Crunch - Fuel efficiency

26 What’s On Diary

28 Community Pages

28 Community Pages

29 Community Centre News

29 York House Christmas Dinner

30 Useful Telephone Numbers

32 Domestic Services

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Welcome to the January issue of the Ossett & Horbury Review.Christmas can and went everyone now is looking to see what 2009 willbring. Business are lookin forward with a certain amount oftrepidation, so do please support your local businesses and shops, theymay find it extremely tough this year and need your support andpurchases. On the same topic, driving instructor Steve Scholey has given us sometips about how to drive in a fuel efficient manner - it really is time toclear out the boot and back seat of my car!!We enjoyed a delicious Christmas goose from Hostingley Farm this year- you can read about it on page 12 - another success from the Lindleysat Hostingley Free Range!At Ryalls Publishing, we are well and truly in the midst of our WinterSale, which offers some great savings on advertising with us. If you arethinking about advertising with us this year, it’s worth checking the saleout to see if would make it cheaper for you.Thanks as always to our advertisers for making the Ossett & HorburyReview possible and for supporting us for nearly four years! Pleaseremember to mention the Ossett & Horbury Review when responding toadverts.Well, all that remains is to wish you all a very happy, healthy andprosperous New Year.

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The Brutal Artby Jesse Kellerman

Sucked into an investigation four

decades cold, Ethan will uncover a

secret legacy of shame and death, one

that will touch horrifyingly close to

home - and leave him fearing for his

own life.

The Suspicions of Mr

Whicherby Kate Summerscale

This true story has all the hallmarks of

a classic gripping murder mystery. A

body, a detective, a country house

steeped in secrets and a whole family

of suspects - it is the original Victorian

whodunnit.

The Gargoyleby Andrew Davidson

As she spins her tale, Scheherazade

fashion, and relates equally

mesmerising stories of deathless love

in Japan, Greenland, Italy and England,

he finds himself drawn back to life -

and, finally, to love.

When Will There Be Good

News?by Kate Atkinson

Detective Chief Inspector Louise

Monroe is also looking for a missing

person, unaware that hurtling towards

her is an old friend - Jackson Brodie -

himself on a journey that becomes

fatally interrupted.

The 19th Wifeby David Ebershoff

Bold, shocking and gripping, The 19th

Wife expertly weaves together these

two narratives: a pageturning literary

mystery and an enthralling epic of love

and faith.

The Bolterby Frances Osborne

Osborne tells the moving tale of

betrayal and heartbreak behind

Sackville's road to scandal and return,

painting a dazzling portrait of high

society in the early twentieth century.

Netherlandby Joseph O'Neill

Netherland is a novel of belonging and

not belonging, and the uneasy state in

between. It is a novel of a marriage

foundering and recuperating, and of

the shallows and depths of male

friendship. With it, Joseph O'Neill has

taken the anxieties and uncertainties of

our new century and fashioned a work

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The Luminous Life of Lilly

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Gripping and darkly seductive, The

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the brief heyday of the Weimar Republic,

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Second World War, the novel asks what

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Decemberby Elizabeth H Winthrop

A compelling, ultimately uplifting novel

about a family in crisis, showing the

delicate web that connects a husband

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how easily it can tear.

The Cellist of Sarajevoby Steven Galloway

Told with immediacy, grace and

harrowing emotional accuracy, The

Cellist of Sarajevo shows how, when

the everyday act of crossing the street

can risk lives, the human spirit is

revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty.

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Ossett Trinity A.R.L.F.C. Fixture List - 2009DATE HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM3rd Jan Normanton Knights Ossett Trinity

10th Jan League Cup

17th Jan Ossett Trinity Kettlethorpe

24th Jan Hunslet Warriors ‘A’ Ossett Trinity

31st Jan Dewsbury Moor Ossett Trinity

7th Feb Birstall Victoria Ossett Trinity

14th Feb Ossett Trinity Allerton Bywater

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7th Mar Ossett Trinity Birstall Victoria

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All kick off times 2.00pm.Due to Cup commitments these fixtures can change –

for confirmation please ring Secretary Don Hitchen 07956 087 702.

Ossett Trinity A.R.L.F.C. was formed inFebruary 1958 and because the club did nothave a clubhouse various public houses inthe Ossett area were used as headquartersup to the mid 90s. In 1995, a grant from thelottery and some funding from the localauthority provided sufficient finance forbuilding materials, which enabled the thencommittee, players and volunteers (includingprofessional tradesmen) to build the existingclubhouse, which was completed in 1996.An extension was added to the building and

completed early in 2008, the project beingfinanced through various fund raising effortsby committee, players and volunteers. Theplaying area and ground on which the clubstands are on long-term lease fromWakefield Metropolitan District Council. Theextension has provided an increased area tothe lounge, a well-equipped kitchen andbeer cellar and the clubhouse is now one ofthe finest facilities for sporting and socialevents in the area. Membership is availableto the general public.

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Window dressing is one of themost crucial aspects of theinterior decoration of any home.As the window is so often thefocal point within a room, surelyit’s treatment deserves theupmost in care and attention.

The Hostingley Farm free range turkey made

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and provided delicious succulent meat for

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Since we enjoyed the turkey so much, Lynne

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After careful consideration about whether I

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Cooking the goose was left to hubby, who

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Dates for your diarySaturday 17th JanuaryPinderfields Coronary Support Group Coffee Morning at St Johns Community Centrefrom 10am. All welcome to enjoy a drink and achat in congenial company.Wed 21st - Sat 24th January 2009AladdinPriory Players present their Annual Pantomime atOssett Town Hall. Performances start 7.15pm (&2pm Matinee on Saturday). Tickets £6.50 &£7.50 Adult; £5.00 & £6.00 Child/OAPs & £20 &£24 Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children). Ticketsare available from C & J Armitage, the WellgateCentre, Ossett Tel: 01924 262977. Also availableon the door. Contact: 07788 633566Friday 23rd JanuaryMercury at the Strafford Arms, WakefieldThe best Queen show ever, performed by Mercuryat the Strafford Arms, Wakefield. Tickets £10advance only. Tel: 07508 934658 or 01924366804. www.myspace.com/straffordarmsWednesday 28th January 2009Ossett in World War II by Phil JudkinsTo help the war effort, Ossett and Horbury raisedfunds for its own Spitfire and later, with the aid ofwar savings, adopted HMS BrionyOssett & District Historical Society meetingOssett Library - 7.30pmContact: Ruth Nettleton - Tel 01924 279449Deborah Scriven - email: dascriven@yahoo.co.uk

Saturday 7th February 2009The Fitzwilliam String QuartetOrganised by Wakefield Concert Society at JubileeHall, Margaret Street, Wakefield, 7.30pmInfo from tel: 01924 378349 / 371546Saturday 7th FebruaryIt started with an ex-library book [An exercise indetection] by Elsie WaltonWakefield & District Family Histiory Society,Outwood Memorial hall, Leeds Road, Outwood.Doors Open 9.45am for a 10.30am start.www.wsfhs.co.ukFriday 13th FebruaryCharity Ceiledh at Ossett Town Hall The Mayor & Consort of Wakefield MetropolitanDistrict (Cllr Jacqui Williams & Mr Darren Byford)are hosting a Charity Ceilidh featuring TheShroggs at Ossett Town Hall, between 7.30pmand 11.30pm. The evening includes pie and peasupper. Proceeds to The Mayor’s Charity Fund(Move Ahead). Tickets £9.00 from Mark Jubb,Mayor’s Office, Room 43, Town Hall, Wood St,Wakefield Tel: 01924 305345. Tickets must beordered before the night.Saturday 21st FebruaryPinderfields Coronary Support Group Coffee Morning at St Johns Community Centrefrom 10am. All welcome to enjoy a drink and achat in congenial company.

Please ensure your diary listings are with us by the 16th of the month preceeding publication.Email: ryallspublishing@hotmail.com Post: Ossett Review, 4 Dickinson House, Bank St, Ossett WF5 8NW

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Come along to our

Tuesday Evening

Quiz Nite with

Ray StroudEvery Tuesday Evening

Ossett Community CentreProspect Rd, Ossett

Monday: 5.30-6.30pm(suitable for beginners)

Monday: 7.00-8.30pm (general level)

Horbury Bridge J&I SchoolBridge Rd, Horbury Bridge

Thursday: 7.00-8.30pm(suitable for general level,

but beginners also welcome)

Other daytime and eveningclasses are also available

All classes start Sept 2008Private Tuition also available

Iyengar YogaClasses & Tuition by Jo OldfieldTel: 01924 262390Mob: 07855 253139Email: jo_rogala@hotmail.com

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Ossett & District Historical SocietyMeetings are held in Ossett Library at 7.30pm on thelast Wednesday of each monthContact: Ruth Nettleton - Tel 01924 279449Deborah Scriven - email: dascriven@yahoo.co.ukOssett Civic TrustMeets on the last Thursday of the month at OssettCommunity Centre, Prospect Road, Ossett at 7.30pm.New members are invited to come along. Tel: 01924 260218 or 276033 for detailswww.ossettcivictrust.co.ukFriends of Carr Lodge ParkMeet every second Wedneday of the month atHorbury Library at 7pm.If you are interested in joining the group, come alongto the meeting or contact the chairman, Mike Smithfor more details.Tel: 01924 265681 Email: foclp@tiscali.co.ukCentre Arts Group Ossett Community Centre, Ossett Contact:Mrs P L Davenport, tel: 01924 362380 Description: Members meet weekly to paint and drawin media of their own choice. Exhibitions are heldthroughout the year. Horbury Art SocietyContact name: Mrs Pam Benton, tel: 01924 278441We hold weekly meetings to exchange knowledgeand paint. We organise workshops with successfulartists (full day tutorials), demonstrations by wellknown artists in various media and exhibitions ofwork plus field trips in the summer. Wakefield Orchestral Windband Ossett Community Centre, Prospect Road, Ossett Rehearsals are on Thursday evening (term time)7.30-to 9.00pm, £2 per wekContact Name: Julia Percival, 01924 373260www.geocities.com/wakefield_orchestral_windDescription: W.O.W. is a brass and wind bandprimarily aimed at adults. However, players of Grade

5 standard are welcome at any age. We play a varietyof music including film music and musicals.Horbury Pageant PlayersTithe Barn Christian Centre, Westfield Road, HorburyMondays . Juniors - 7 - 8 pm Adults - 8 - 9.30 pmThursdays Juniors - 7 - 8 pm Adults - 8 - 9.30 pmAnnual Subs: Juniors £3 Adults £5 £1.20 WeeklyContact Name: Maureen Walton, Tel: 01924 274556Description: Drama and Music (All ages)Revue in May - Pantomime in DecemberHoofs - Horbury & Ossett Over FifitiesMonthly Meetings alternating at Church Court, Ossettand Honley Square, Horbury at 10.30am.Next Meeting: Horbury - 14th November

Please send in your community listings to:Email: ryallspublishing@hotmail.com Ossett Review, 4 Dickinson House, Bank St, Ossett WF5 8NWListings must be with us by 16th for inclusion in thenext month’s issue. Please note we cannotguarantee inclusion in any one issue

Ed Balls MPWorking hard for Ossett as partof the Normanton Constituency

01924 898158 ed@edballs.com

Regular advice surgeries held across the constituency on Friday afternoonsby appointment. Urgent appointments arranged by contacting Ed’s office.

CONTACT ED:• WRITE TO 54 High Street, Normanton, WF6 2AQ

• PHONE 01924 898 158 • FAX 01924 894 801

• EMAIL ed@edballs.com • WEBSITE www.edballs.com

Councillor SurgeriesOssett WardCllr Peter Walker, Cllr Elizabeth Knowles

• Saturday 10.00 am - 12 noon in the

Magistrates' Room, Town Hall, Osset. The

Cllrs hold surgeries in rotation.

Cllr Terry Brown

Tel: 07932 552614 Email: tbrown@wakefield.gov.uk• Broadowler Stores, Broadowler Estate.

1st Monday of each month. 6.30pm - 8.00pm

• Ossett Town Hall

3rd Tuesday of each month. 12.00 noon - 2.00pm

Horbury & South Ossett WardCllr Graham JestyTel: 01924 374142 Email: gjesty@wakefeild.gov.uk Weekly surgery at Horbury Conservative Club,

Saturdays 12noon - 2pm.

Cllr Alyson Ripley

If you have a problem at any time, call Alyson

Ripley on (01924) 262035 and she will arrange

to come and see you.

Cllr John Sharp

If you have a problem at any time, call John

Sharp on (01924) 211188 or 07896 174607 and

he will arrange to come and see you.

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CommunityCentre News

Forthcoming EventsFriday 6th FebruaryPheonix Brass Band are giving a concertat the centre in February. See Michael orBill for tickets

Centre Annual Subscriptions£2.00 per personThe subscriptions are due from 1st January2009, and are valid until 31st December 2009If you would like to be nominated for theCentre’s Management Committee, or proposeor second a nominee, you must be a Centremember. You must also be a member of theCentre to have voting rights at the Centre’sAnnual General Meeting.

Ossett War Memorial Community CentreProspect Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire WF5 8AN

Tel: 01924 274838

Manager: Michael Manders Assistant: Bill WrightChair: Colin Oldroyd ViceChair: Kevin Hemingway

Treasurer: David Gill Secretary: Margaret Hemingway

The Centre has rooms with fully

licensed bars available for all

types of parties of up to 150

people

The Officials and Management Committee ofOssett War Memorial

Community Centrewould like to wish you all a

Happy & Healthy New Year

YORK HOUSE CHRISTMAS LUNCHInvited by York House Home Manager

Mrs Helen Holt, players from Ossett

Rugby Union Club cooked and served a

full Christmas lunch for the residents and

staff on Sunday 7th December 2008.

On the menu was a choice of Brocolli

& Stilton Soup, Chicken Liver Pate and

Prawn Cocktail followed by traditional

Turkey with all the trimmings and

Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce.

Chefs Pete Bradshaw, Sam Drury and

Jez Slack were ably assisted by Maitre‘D

Steve Hart, Jack & Angela Drury, Ian

Holt, Lauren Slack & Clinton North.

The guests thoroughly enjoyed their

meal and afterwards were treated to a

visit from Santa Claus, who handed

round the presents.

Speaking after the event, Mrs Holt

congratulated the rugby club for a lovely

afternoon and hoped that it could be

repeated next year.

Speaking for the ‘chefs’ Sam Drury

said, ‘All the players and wives involved

really enjoyed cooking and serving the

meal. It was nice to do something for

local people and we are already looking

forward to repeating the event next

year’.

Ossett Rubgy Union Club is a family

oriented club and new players are

always made welcome. For details

please John Mosby on 07771 990827.

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